Gymnasium Whitehall, a renovated 6000 square foot historic gymnasium in Whitehall, Montana, will open June 21st, 2024 as the home of Gary Snyder Fine Art MT and studio of artist Ben Miller. Gymnasium Whitehall will serve as a vibrant visual arts site in an expanding contemporary cultural community in the Bozeman, MT region.
The opening exhibition will be Endangered Rivers – Fly Cast Paintings by Ben Miller. Over twenty paintings, ranging in size from 3 x 4 feet to 6 x 12 feet, will be installed in the central gallery space. Included will be works completed in partnership with the Gallatin River Task Force, Friends of the Hackensack River, Hudson River Keepers, Friends of the Chicago River, and more, serving Miller’s commitment to river conservation.
Ben Miller is a Montana-based painter best known for his Endangered River series. He received a BFA in art from Washington State University in Seattle and spent 12 years teaching art before moving to Bozeman, Montana in 2016.
ABOUT THE GALLERY
Gary Snyder Fine Art MT (GSFAMT), was established by 30 year art veteran Gary Snyder. GSFAMT exhibits the works of Montana based artist Ben Miller, and serves as an office for Gary Snyder’s various projects.
Gary Snyder is an art consultant and private art dealer in New York City and Bozeman, Montana. An art dealer for over thirty years, Snyder opened his first New York gallery in 1991 and quickly established himself as an authority in the field of modern American art. In galleries in Soho, Midtown, and, most recently, Chelsea, Snyder explored a wide range of American art from the 1920s through the 1960s.
Snyder has helped clients build collections, including the J. Donald Nichols collection of American abstract art of the 1930s and 1940s, the Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Zissu collection of Abstract Expressionism (which sold at Sotheby's), and other important collections ranging from early American modernism through Minimalism, Pop and Hard Edge painting of the 1960s.
He is known for championing important historically rooted artists such as Janet Sobel, Vivian Springford, and Thomas Downing.